Brake-shoe for locomotives.



B. LEE.

BRAKE SHOE FOR LOCOMOTIVES.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 19, 1907.

ELMOS LEE, OF PADUGAH, KENTUCKY.

- BRAKE-SHOE non LbGOMOTIVES.

Nor 867,144.

To all whom it may concern: 1

1 Be it known that I," EnMos LEE, a citizen of the United State s, residing at Paducah, in the county of 'McCracken and, State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Brake-Shoe for Locomotives, of which the following isa specification.

shoes'for locomotives. H j r p p The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of brake shoes for locomotives, and to pro- The invention relates to improvements in brake v vide an exceedingly simpleand inexpensive brake shoe having fastening means adapted to hold .the brake shoe on a brake head until the said shoe is entirely worn out. r

A further object of the inventionds toj'provide a brake shoe having fastening means adapted to effectually prevent the brake shoe from shaking off the brake head and becoming lost, and capable of enabling the said shoe to be instantly removed from the brake head and of being easily and quickly replaced thereon.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacri-' ficing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing :-Figu-re 1 is a side elevation of a locomotive brake shoe, constructed in accordance with v this invention and shown applied to a brake head.

Fig. 2 is aerticallongitudinal sectional view. Fig.3 is a horizontal sectional view, taken substantially on the line 3'-3 of Fig. 1 Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the brake head. Fig. 5' is a similarview of the brake shoe. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the spring catch.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

1 designates a locomotive brake head having an attaching lug or ear 2 at the back, and provided at its front face with a groove 3, T-shaped in cross section and extending along the brake head from the upper end thereof to within a short distance of the lower end of the same, the groove being closed. at the bottom by an end wall 4. Thefront faces of the brake head at opposite sides of the longitudinal groove 3 are concavely curved to fit the rear face 5 of the brake shoe, which is pro-. vided at its rear face with a longitudinal tongue 6. The tongue 6, which is 'l -shaped in cross section, as clearly illustrated iii-Figs. 3 and 5 of the drawing, fits within the groove of'the brake head, and the brake shoe is providedat the top with a rearwardly projecting portion or enlargement 7, which extends over the top of the brake head for supporting the brake shoe thereon.

. Specification of Letters Patent. Application sits January 19,1907. Serial No. 353,093.

The laterally extending flanges 8 of the tongue 6 are-of thickness somewhat lel'ss than the corresponding width of the laterally extending portions of'the groove of the brake head to permit the lower end of the brake shoe to be moved forwardly or outwardly from the brake head to carry a bottom In; 9 out of engagement with the said brake head. When the brake shoe is in place on the brake head, as illustrated in Figssl and 2 of the drawing, the lug 9 projects rearwardly from the lower end-of.

the brake shoe and extends beneath the lower end of the brake head, and it is adapted to prevent the brake shoe frqm shaking off the brake head and it also relieves a spring catch 10 of strain. i H l l The spring catch, which positively locks the'brake shoe on the brake head, consists of a resilient shank 11 and transverse engaging portion'12, which extends through one side of the brakehead and which is arranged within a transverse recess 13.of the tongue 6.

The spring patch, which may be constructedv of any suitable resilient material, is secured .to the bra e head by means of a screw 14, or other suitable fasflening device, and the resilient shank extends upwardly and forwardly from the screw 14 to a transverse openmetastases. 24', 1907.

ing 15 of the brake head. The opening 15 extends through one side of the brake head and communicates with the longitudinal groove of the same. The transverse portion 12 .of the spring catch is rounded, and

the transverse recess 1310f the tongue 6 forms a lower shoulder for preventing the-brake shoe from sliding upwardly off the brake head.

The resilient catch is provided a short distance from the screw 14 with an outward bend 16, which off-sets thebody portion ofthe resilient shank from the brake" head a sufficient distance to pe'rmit an instrument to be readilyintroduced between the shank and the brake head for withdrawing the transversely disposed portion 12 of .the catch from engagementwith the brake shoe. When the transverse portion 12 of the catch is withdrawn from the recess 1 3 0f the tongue 6, the brake shoe may be readily lifted off the brake head, the lower 'end of the brake shoe being drawn forwardly or outwardly to carry the lug 9 beyond the lower face of the brake head I I It will be seen that the brake shoe is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, and that, when applied to the brake head, it is securely interlocked therewith, and effectually prevented from shaking off the brake head and becoming lost. Also it will be clear that the means'for securing'thebrake shoe to the brake head are adapted to retain the brake shoe on the brake head until the fornier is entirely worn out, and that such means will enable the brake shoe to be instantly removed from and easily and quickly replaced on the brake head.

vHaving thus fully described my invention, what I to hold the brake shoe against upward movement. said claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

' "tion and arranged in the'groove of the brake head to interinterlocked relation, a lug projecting from the lower end tion piercing the brake head and the brake shoe and locking the latter against outward movement to retain the lug in engagement with the brake head.

5. The combination of a brake head provided with a groove. a brake shoe having a tongue to fit. in the groove and provided at the top with a rearwardly projecting portion engaging the upper edge of the brake head, and a lng extending from the lower end of the brake shoe and engaging the lower edge of the brake head.

(5. The combination of a brake head, a brake shoe slid ablv interlocked therewith, and a resilient. catch consisting of a resilient shank, and a transverse engaging portion securing the brake shoe and the brake head in their interlocked. relation.

T. The combination of a brake head having a groove, a brake shoe provided with a tongue fitting in the groove and slidablv interlocking the brixke shoe with the brake head. said tongue having a transverse recess, and a catch mounted on the exterior of the brake head and having an engaging portion piercing one of the walls of the groove and extending into the recess of the tongue.

8. The combination oi: a brake head having a groove, a brake shoe provided with a tongue. slidahiy interlocked with the groove, said brake shoe being also provided at the top with a projecting portion to engage the upper edge of the brake head and having :1 lug at its lower end to engage the lower edge of the said brake head. and a catch mounted on the brake head and having means for engaging the tongue of the brake shoe.

1. A brake head provided at the front with a longitudinal recess, and a brake-shoe having a longitudinal tongue fitting in the recess and interlocking the brake shoe with the brake head, said brake shoe being provided'at the top with a rearwardlvextending projection or enlargement engaging the upper edge of the brake head.

2. The combination of a brake head provided with a longitudinal recess closed at the bottom. and a brake shoe provided with a longitudinal tongue fitting in the recess and interlocking the brake shoe with the brake head, said brake shoe being also provided at the top with a' rearwardly extending projection engaging the upper edge of the brake head.

3. The combination ofa brake head provided with a groove approximately T-shaped in cross section, a brakeshoe having a tongue substantially Tshaped in cross seclock the brake shoe with the same, means for supporting the brake shoe in its interlocked relation, and a lug projecting from the lower end of the brakeshoe and arranged to engage the brake head to hold the brake shoe against upward movement, said brake shoe being capable of a limited outward movement to carry the lug out of'engage ment with the brake head.

4. The combination of a brake head provided with a lo gitudinal groove, a brake shoe having a tongue arranged in the groove of the brake head to interlock the brake shoe In testimonv. that I claim the fore oin as mv own, I with the same, means for supporting the brake shoe in its have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

of the brake shoe and arranged to engage the brake head I'JLMOS LEI).

brake shoe being capable of a limited outward movement to carry the lug out of engagement with the brake head, and an exteriorly arranged catch having an engaging por- Witnesses;

M. A. Wars, Axmuaw PATTI-1X. 

